Cyrene

involves her willingly sacrificing herself over millions of cycles to reset the Flame-Chase Journey and help Phainon prevent the emergence of Irontomb. To achieve this, Cyrene, who holds the Coreflame of Time, creates a time loop, ensuring the experiment continues while Phainon collects the necessary Coreflames to stop Era Nova from occurring, thus outsmarting the simulation's objective of the Path of Destruction. The Trailblazer's arrival is the "outside factor" Cyrene and Phainon have been waiting for to break the cycle and achieve a different outcome.